TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agoWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBobLunch@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 hours agoIn German, ‘schwül’ is a way to describe the weather when it’s muggy outside. On the other hand, ‘schwul’ is how you would describe a friend of Dorothy.
In German, ‘schwül’ is a way to describe the weather when it’s muggy outside. On the other hand, ‘schwul’ is how you would describe a friend of Dorothy.